The Kokinshu. Selected Poems, Paperback/***

Compiled in the early tenth century, the Kokinshu is an anthology of some eleven hundred poems that became celebrated as the cornerstone of the Japanese vernacular poetic tradition. This book offers an inviting and immersive selection of roughly one-third of the anthology in English translation. Publisher: Columbia University Press Translator: Torquil Duthie Number of pages: 432 Collection: Translations from the Asian Classics Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 29 Cover type: Paperback / softback